beet 
(bēt)
(bēt)n.
1. A biennial Eurasian plant (Beta vulgaris) grown as a crop plant for its edible roots and leaves.
2. The swollen root of this plant eaten as a vegetable, typically having reddish flesh.
3. The sugar beet.
[Middle English bete, from Old English bēte, from Latin bēta.]
beetBeta vulgaris